Vocabulary Word Fic Prompts

This week's word is


Note: it's not an advanced vocabulary word, but I felt the various definitions could be great fodder for fic inspiration, so I added it to the list. It's got me thinking already...


[ˈpivət]

noun
1. The central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates. 
A person or thing that plays a central part in an activity or organization:
"The pivot of community life was the chapel."

verb
2. Turn on or as if on a pivot:
"He swung around, pivoting on his heel."

3. (pivot on) Depend on:
"Your escape pivots on my disappearing with you."

4. Completely change the way in which one does something:
"The teams performed exceptionally by quickly pivoting to meet the increased demand from our customers." ·

Pivot is a term that has evolved from French and is used in English to describe a central point around which action revolves. It can refer to a physical shaft or pin on which something turns, or metaphorically, to a person or thing that serves as a focal point for change or redirection.